SHOOTS Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words

shoots 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot

as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in blasts

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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as in pops

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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as in photographs

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

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as in casts

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

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as in shouts

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

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as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

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as in sends

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

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shoots

2 of 2

noun

plural of shoot

as in limbs

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making

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as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down

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Recent Examples of shoots

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The Knicks' Jalen Brunson, left, shoots the ball against the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 3, 2026 in San Antonio. —

Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Ultimately, Ali shoots and kills Alamo after his right-hand man, Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson), turns on him and secretly removes the bullets from Alamo’s gun. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026 As promised, Ali shoots him, and as everyone panics and hits the floor, Ali shouts that Alamo Brown needs to come out. —

Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026 Continue reading … RUFF SHOT — Dog accidentally shoots woman during bizarre gas station incident in Nebraska. —

FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Rainwater is nearly killed after being cornered in a bedroom, but he’s saved by Tate, who shoots the assassin dead. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026 In film, Mainstay’s development projects include an adaptation of Trevor Noah’s bestselling memoir Born a Crime and the genre-bending Lionsgate vampire western The Sun Always Sets in the West, which shoots this year. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots the ball against Jalen Williams #8 and Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter in Game One of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center on May 18, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. —

Tim Rohan, NBC news, 19 May 2026 What appears to be Clark gets into the driver’s seat, reaches over, and shoots his accomplice before turning the gun on himself, the video shows. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026

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The film shoots continued, but tracked the decline. —

Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026 No two film or TV shoots are alike, as each director and team of department heads have to find their own unique rhythm that falls somewhere on a spectrum between meticulous storyboarding and completely improvising on set. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 June 2026 But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots? —

Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 But sometimes even blacking out after long night shoots? —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 June 2026 Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the pea shoots, mint and lemon zest. —

Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 Prune 1/3 of the oldest, thickest stems down to the ground to stimulate new shoots. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026 Young shoots and leaves can be eaten raw in salads, while older leaves are better cooked to combat the bitter flavor. —

Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026 Nowadays, there are countless opportunities for audiences to see celebrities, on TikToks, live streams, and yes, magazine shoots, so an album cover can serve a different purpose. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026

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That individual allegedly fires several shots, striking at least one other person.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Kuna fires out, abandoned home burns Smoke poured out of two fires in Kuna on Thursday, said James Trumble, the Kuna Rural Fire District’s assistant chief.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026